The Best Baseball Movies Ever Made
This list of the best baseball movies is one that has been compiled by fans, and includes classics like The Sandlot and The Natural, and manages to cover the finest films about this great sport that were ever released. Some of the best and most inspirational films ever made have centred on baseball, with examples […]
Five Energy Efficient Ballparks Inspire Energy Savings at Home
Ballparks serve not only as a place for a community to rally around a team, but they also foster community pride and a commitment to invest in the surrounding areas. With this in mind, ballpark managers strive to use energy responsibly. The Green Sports Alliance has been dedicated to greening America’s ballparks for the last […]
ML”what would”B: What if Bo Jackson Had Stuck with Just Baseball?
Hey baseball fans! I just put up another ML”what would”B post on More Than a Fan. In every ML”what would”B alternative history post, I discuss what would have happened if a famous event in baseball history had gone differently than it did in reality. For my latest post, I wondered what would have happened if Bo Jackson had stuck […]
Released Dominican Players Offered Educational Opportunity
Volume V, Issue 3: A Publication For Your Reading Enjoyment Major League Baseball has announced it will provide released Minor League players from the Dominican Republic an opportunity to enroll in educational programs through its new Educational Initiative Program for Latin America. Major League Baseball signed an agreement to create and support an educational […]
SMALLS TALK: O’s lose to college team – big deal?
It’s not out of the ordinary for a Big League team to face college competition at some point during Spring Training. It’s a tradition that several clubs have honored for years as both a showcase for fans and a special treat for the college kids. It is out of the ordinary, however, for a Big League team to lose to […]
An Update From Buddy Biancalana of PMPM Sports (Zone Training)
Greetings, It’s been another year of wonderful success for many of our clients. We have now worked with athletes in seven professional and 13 amateur sports. We’ve also worked with a few musicians. Following are a few of the success stories from baseball. I am not at liberty to use some client’s names. Philip Humber–Pitcher-Chicago White […]
Harper Changes Hagerstown on His Way to Washington
Superstars change everything, no matter where they go. This is true in business, personal life and, of course, sports and is on display, at least for the time being, in Hagerstown, MD. Hagerstown is the home of the Hagerstown Suns, the Class A Affiliate of the Washington Nationals and is home to […]
Baseball Miscellany: A Book Review
Serious baseball fans tend to think they know the answers to the serious baseball questions that non-serious baseball fans may not even understand, let alone be able to answer. What these serious fans may not realize when they are explaining what VORP means to their seemingly impressed co-worker, is that they don’t even know the […]
Taking a Look at the Rays in Week Two and Looking Forward to Week Three
The Tampa Rays have been able to pick up the pace and stay in contention with this past weeks play. Starting 0-6 and a surprise retirement by Ramirez, they have stayed the course and gained valuable ground by playing with consistency. Winning four in a row has the Rays just 2.5 games out of first […]
DRSEA INFORMER: Forum Has Much At Stake
Taken From: Volume IV, Issue 2: A Publication For Your Reading Enjoyment Major League Baseball and FUNGLODE (Fundación Global de Democracia y Desarrollo) are holding a symposium in the near future entitled “Goals and Challenges of MLB in the Dominican Republic,” to include people they believe have a vested interest in baseball in the Dominican Republic. And I […]
Australian Baseball League Launched…Again
They come from the land Down Under and they hope to make a splash with professional baseball in Australia. They’ve tried this before, but let’s hope it sticks this time around. Watch the video below for a brief history of the game in Australia, and maybe it will shed some light as to what went […]
Get 20% Off Baseball Art at Art.com
Our friends over at Art.com have graciously offered you, the Baseball Reflections readers, 20% off all orders $25 or more from now until the end of the month (October 31st)! To get this discount, just enter the following code: Code: PLAYBALL Expires: Oct. 31, 2010 To see their selection of Baseball art, just follow this […]
How to Help Struggling Hitters
I am so grateful for my major league baseball career. Most of you are probably thinking, “Of course, why wouldn’t he be?” The reason I am most grateful may be different than you think, though. Reflecting back on my playing days, I realize that at one time or another, I made every mistake in the […]
American and National League Divisional Series Prediction
OK, this is my first attempt at a webcast so it’s bound to be a little rough around the edges. I now see that it is much easier doing one of these with at least one more person like on the BBA Baseball Talk podcasts or online with the guys over at Pro Rumors TV. […]
DRSEA INFORMER: The Man With The Plan, Sandy Alderson
Volume III, Issue 12: A Publication For Your Reading Enjoyment Contrary to what some might believe, Sandy Alderson, Major League Baseball´s emissary to the Dominican Republic, does not have horns sprouting from his head. I met recently with the reform czar and came away with the impression that – while Alderson still faces an uphill […]
Bill Lee Pitched for the 2010 Brockton Rox
Apparently, former Red Sox pitcher Bill “The Spaceman” Lee recurred his role this year as a member of the Brockton Rox (an independant League Baseball team in Brockton, MA), albeit for just one game. He is now listed as being inactive, but did win in his only appearance of the season (in the last game […]
What’s Wong With The 2010 Boston Red Sox?
Please excuse my lack of commenting on our beloved Red Sox this season, but running a site while trying to be the content director of over 20 or so writers (bloggers) can be time consuming at times. Aside from the plethora of injuries and re-injuries (see Jacoby Ellsbury’s three DL stints) the 2010 Red Sox […]
Texas Rangers OF Josh Hamilton, His Story in His Own Words
In this I Am Second narrative by Baseball star Josh Hamilton from the I’m A Witness program. All you get is a dark room, a white chair, a spotlight and Josh talking about his past.
Listen to Me Tonight on Pro Rumors TV
At the last minute (ok, it was really yesterday morning) I was asked to fill in as a guest on Pro Rumors TV tonight at 7:30pm PST (10:30pm EST). To listen to us live, please go to www.prorumors.com We’ll be talking Red Sox/Yankees & the AL East and if we get past that, anything is […]
A Review of Hawk’s Nest Publishing’s Red Sox Coloring & Activity Book
Once I connected with the artist behind these books (on the Red Sox and other MLB teams), Peg Connery-Boyd, on LinkedIn I asked to do a review of them here on Baseball Reflections not only did she say YES, but when she found out I had a few kids (six to be exact) she sent […]
Maple Street Press Red Sox Annual is a Must Have Every Year
In collaboration with Sons of Sam Horn (SoSH) Not only do they have articles and interviews, but it also has a colored schedule, last year’s stats for the starting 9 including spray zones, hit zones and scouting reports on how well they did against certain pitches last year (the reserves do not have these more […]
Baseball News, Tweets & More
Image by mikeleeorg via Flickr Thursday Afternoon Edition @robneyer: Jim Edmonds‘ swing looks great. Maybe more 39-year-old guys should take a year off, then come back and burnish Hall of Fame credentials. @JaneMLB: #Athletics place Travis Buck on DL & OF Matt Carson called up from Triple-A. @injuryexpert: RT @JoelHenard talked with @ctrent from CNati […]
BBA Announces Formation of Goose Gossage Award
Contact: Daniel Shoptaw E-mail:baseballbloggersalliance@gmail.com 11 A.M. EDT, March 30, 2010 Baseball Bloggers Alliance Announces Formation of Goose Gossage Award The Baseball Bloggers Alliance is pleased to announce the formation of the Goose Gossage Award. Starting with the 2010 Major League Baseball season, the Goose Gossage Award will be a postseason award given to the top […]
Interviewing the Good Doctor and Former Pitcher, John D’Acquisto, Ph.D
A few weeks ago, I connected with former pro baseball player turned doctor, John D’Acquisto, D.Sc. When asked about his professional playing days, when he earned his doctorate and the field he earned it in, he had this to say: “I played for 16 years of professional baseball I started in 1971 Major League Spring […]
Baseball News, Tweets & More: Monday pm
Image by mikeleeorg via Flickr Monday Afternoon Edition BIG NEWS – This is GREAT for baseball…@MLB_Monster: Joe Mauer Extension Reactions: Joe Mauer’s eight-year, $184MM extension with the Twins will be officially announce… http://bit.ly/bO4IQZ @prorumors: Blue Jays Trade Rumors: What they want for Frasor and Downs http://goo.gl/fb/CGwj & Brewers trade C Matt Treanor for Rangers INF […]
Sox Prospect Lars Anderson Making Best of Spring Training
Highly touted Red Sox prospect Lars Anderson is making the best of Spring Training this year in Ft Myers. MLB.com listed him as one of baseball’s top 25 prospects last year, so he has a lot to live up to. Lars has appeared in five of the Sox first seven pre-season games this spring, but […]
Baseball News, Tweets & More…Monday, am
Monday Morning Edition You don’t see this everyday! From an MLB Tweets: Watch Omir Santos‘ inside-the-park grand slam http://is.gd/9XeYT – “He gets an ice cream after the game” #Mets & PLAY BALL | Chapman debut today http://is.gd/9Xg4A | Broadcast schedule http://is.gd/9XgCq | Report to http://MLB.TV #MLB A Tweet from SABR: First female pro baseball player […]
Baseball Reflections Weekly Mailbag
Here’s our weekly (we hope) mailbag. This is where YOU, the Baseball Reflections readers, get to ask questions of the Baseball Reflections staff (me and probably one or two others depending on the question) on any baseball related topic of your choosing. It can be on Fantasy Baseball, sabermetrics, specific team related or just baseball […]
Why Are There So Many Pitching Injuries?
(Excerpt from book CHARACTER IS NOT A STATISTIC: The Legacy and Wisdom of Baseball’s Godfather Scout Bill Lajoie) This is a topic that fascinates me and one I was sure to discuss with Bill Lajoie before writing our book. For those who don’t know Mr. Lajoie, he is considered by many to be the greatest […]
Baseball News, Tweets & More…
According to various sources, MLB Trade Rumors being one of them, the Red Sox Claim Casey Fien Off Waivers http://bit.ly/bOUeIo Afternoon Edition Welcome to what hopes to be a twice daily edition of forwarded baseball news aggregation from us here at Baseball Reflections.com We will try to provide you with new, Tweets and more between […]
